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Martin Haber February 24, 2013 at 01:12 pm
Joseph Fazzio should be tarred and feathered for avenging himself on honest workers, and the fired…Read More workers should get all their back pay, for having the guts to act on their due process rights. Where are the unions of this city? There has to be a fight back!
BET YOU A QUARTER February 21, 2013 at 01:38 pm
There has to be a level playing field. Now that the contracts have to go out to bid it does not take…Read More a brain surgeon to figure out the non-union school bus companies have a huge advantage due to lower payroll costs. There has to be a provision in the bids that prevailing wages have to be used in the bids. As the current contracts end so do the union contracts with each school bus company, the gravy train end now....
Lady Shrek February 21, 2013 at 02:21 am
Joseph Fazzia is the president of several transportation firms and no doubt is a member of one of…Read More the loftier tax-brackets. He seems quite comfortable about quashing the attempts of school bus drivers to improve their own lot as they earn him his high standard of living. I cannot claim to know what the contract disputes were about, but it's hard to miss the vast gap in income and power between one individual and hundreds of workers. Unions are workers' only hope for fair treatment. Watch those unions disappear under the vindictive rule of company presidents who fire strikers simply because the law caters to the already-privileged in this land of the free.
Marc December 22, 2012 at 04:02 pm
The only6 way to stop a madman with a gun is to make sure he can't get the gun. Look at the…Read More experience in Australia where strict gun control laws have almost eliminated gun violence from another frontier based country. The NRA's answer to everything is more guns. Could that be because their main funding stream is gun manufacturers?
Woodsy the Owl December 22, 2012 at 02:46 pm
I agree with armed police officers at every public school, but not armed civilians. The police get…Read More extensive training on when, where and how to use there weapons. Civilians just practice at the range, so not a good idea. Schools are an easy target for acts of terror or violence and 2012-2013 is a different time and era, so we do need to reevaluate.
melodie caporaso December 24, 2012 at 02:54 am
Thanks national football league this was a national tragedy my bowling league also held a moment of…Read More silence
Les Le Gear December 16, 2012 at 05:47 pm
This was a national tragedy. It's good that our sports teams are honoring the victims.
Bill lombard January 17, 2013 at 06:02 am
Liberal anti law enforcement NYC will never allow the proper protection a school needs in 2013.
AJ December 31, 2012 at 05:15 pm
I agree an SSA need to be protected in order to help others. How? Each agent should have a bullet…Read More proof / stab vest.They should also carry batons and pepper spray.These items along with practical training,active shooter,hard /soft lockdowns will help the officers to provide safety to our public schools. Times are different we must change with them or we will fail. These new items would prove to be of benefit in regards to outsiders for the most part.
John Yanno December 8, 2012 at 01:37 pm
What a scam Walcott is pulling. The DOE long-ago decided to put the money that could be used to save…Read More cash-starved programs into useless programs no one wanted (ARIS, TDRs, Group Merit Pay programs, etc.). Walcott is using the media to scare parents into supporting an evaluation system that will put more and more emphasis on teaching to the test (meaning schools will cut the programs he is talking about in favor of test-prep). Don't believe his hype!
Ekayani Chamberlin December 7, 2012 at 03:31 pm
Penalize the children..and teachers AGAIN?? WTF? And i thought The Wire was just a TV show. My God…Read More shame on Chancellor Wolcott to even bring this up as a threat!
Julia Collazo November 29, 2012 at 04:27 pm
They need to look into these kids Adresses and send them to the schools b their house. So many kids…Read More in my daughter school do not even live in the Neighbohood! My child goes to Ps 10 and she has a classmate who lives on Ocean parkway & ave c 1 Shouldnt that child be going to his Zone school! Its a shame THat the Board of Ed don't do something about this<Smh
Michelle Smith January 25, 2013 at 10:33 pm
Bullying is difficult to define, because in today's society it extends much further beyond someone…Read More taking your child's lunch money or pushing him or her around on the playground, and the effects of this type of behavior go much deeper than a black eye. Teasing, taunting, ethnic slurs and sexual harassment are all forms of bullying. Bullying behavior is generally repetitive hostility and aggression directed toward a victim who is physically or mentally weaker than the bully. Thus, being a parent I've learned to be vigilant and more particular on the safety of my teens especially when it comes with bullying cases. Then I found this site that provides a protection for children from a safety mobile protection that can access family, friends and 911 in times of emergency. I just downloaded their application on their iPhone. Here’s where you can find it: http://safetrec.com/
Jim Corcoran October 21, 2012 at 04:25 pm
A high school in Appleton, Wisconsin tried an experiment under the enlightened guidance of their…Read More principal, LuAnn Coenen. She wanted to see if she could positively affect the fighting, weapons-carrying and general lack of focus and discipline in the school by changing the food the kids ate.
Vending machines were replaced with water coolers; hamburgers and French fries were taken off the menu and replaced with fresh vegetables and fruit, whole grain breads and a salad bar. With the departure of junk food, she also saw the departure of vandalism, litter and the need for police patrolling her hallways. The students were calm, socially engaged and focused on their schoolwork. Problems were minimal. And all Ms. Coenen did was change the menu!
Please watch "Forks Over Knives" for FREE to learn more about the implications of a meat-based diet vs a plant-based diet. Go to http://www.hulu.com/watch/279734 and do yourself and your family a favor!
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